Welcome to CES!
Our 2021-2022 CES fellows will be announced in April!
Welcome to CES!
Our 2021-2022 CES fellows will be announced in April!
About the Center
We’re social scientists who believe that the United States should be a more democratic, egalitarian, sustainable society.
Dissertation Fellowships
We created our dissertation fellowships to encourage engaged scholarship and the progress it supports.
Engaged Scholarship
Engaged scholarship advances social, racial, and environmental justice.

The Social Sciences are alive everywhere in our world.
Our goal is to encourage social scientists to use their research tools to create a more just, a more equal, and a more sustainable society.
Petition to Cancel Student Debt
CES Fellow Takes on Silicon Valley
CES Fellow Nantina Vgontzas’ latest article argues that the left must vie for control over the algorithms, data, and infrastructure shaping our lives.
CES President’s Latest Article: Fixing the Academic Paradox
Fred Block’s latest article, published in Nonprofit Quarterly, breaks down the myth that social science professors are all leftist radicals.